Barry Needleman, Eric Chojnicki, and Allison Mason to attend TerraLex’s Global Meeting in Philadelphia, PA from October 7 – 10, 2026. The event will convene an elite network of professionals spanning 200+ jurisdictions from 135+ countries, ensuring a tailored and unified approach to cross-border legal challenges.
Barry chairs McLane Middleton’s Energy Practice Group. He has over 30 years of experience handling environmental and energy matters for regional and national clients. Barry does a substantial amount of energy facility siting work, primarily before the New Hampshire Site Evaluation Committee, on numerous types of projects ranging from fossil and renewable generation, to electric and gas transmission. He has experience litigating a variety of environmental cases in state and federal courts such as insurance and third-party cost recovery claims at former manufactured gas plants and the defense of State-wide MTBE contamination claims. He regularly represents clients in environmental matters involving permitting, compliance counseling, and defense of administrative and judicial enforcement actions. He can be reached at the firm’s Manchester office at (603) 230-4407 or barry.needleman@mclane.com.
Eric is Head of McLane Middleton’s Trust Services Group overseeing its operational, financial, and administrative functions. With nearly 30 years of experience in financial services, wealth management, and trust administration, Eric works closely with firm leadership and directors on day-to-day operations while leading marketing, business development, and client relationships for trust services. Eric can be reached at the firm’s Manchester office at (603) 628-1387 or eric.chojnicki@mclane.com.
Allison is an associate attorney in the Corporate Department, where she represents clients in all stages of the corporate lifecycle and across a wide range of industries. Allison assists clients with a variety of business law matters, including mergers and acquisitions, contract drafting and review, and various changes in entity ownership, control and governance. She received her J.D., with honors, from the University of Connecticut School of Law and her B.A., magna cum laude, from Middlebury College. During law school, Allison served on the Editorial Board of the Connecticut Law Review and worked as an intern for the Honorable Alfred V. Covello of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut. Prior to law school, Allison worked as an intern for United States Senator Joseph Lieberman. She can be reached at the firm’s Manchester office at (603) 628-1297 or allison.mason@mclane.com.